Halloween is lurking around the corner

Halloween decorations are displayed at a store in Rockville, Maryland, on October 22, 2013. Halloween, an ancient Celtic pagan rite which is celebrated October 31 every year, originally held to celebrate the dead and the end of the harvest season.

Halloween decorations are displayed at a store in Rockville, Maryland, on October 22, 2013. Halloween, an ancient Celtic pagan rite which is celebrated October 31 every year, originally held to celebrate the dead and the end of the harvest season. (JEWEL SAMAD / AFP/Getty Images)

Halloween decorations are displayed at a store in Rockville, Maryland, on October 22, 2013. Halloween, an ancient Celtic pagan rite which is celebrated October 31 every year, originally held to celebrate the dead and the end of the harvest season.